FORT MYERS, Fla. --
WHO: Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals
WHERE: jetBlue Park
WHEN: 1:05 p,m.
TV/RADIO: WEEI AM
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Jalen Beeks vs. RHP Luke Weaver
OTHER SCHEDULED PITCHERS: RHP Brandon Workman; RHP Heath Hembree; RHP Kyle Martin
WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULED PITCHERS: RHP Hector Velazquez; RHP Joe Kelly; RHP Matt Barnes; RHP Carson Smith; LHP Robby Scott; LHP Brian Johnson; RHP Marcus Walden
IN-GAME OBSERVATIONS:
- Jalen Beeks is done for the day, having allowed three runs -- two unearned -- in three innings of work. He allowed just one hit, but didn't help himself with his own throwing error. He fielded a ball, then fired a throw well over the head of first baseman Mitch Moreland in the third, leading to two unearned runs for the Cardinals. He also had some difficulty with his control, issuing three walks. He threw 45 pitches, 27 for strikes.
- It's the first week of Grapefruit League play, but already, Mookie Betts is in mid-season form. By most measures, Betts was the best outfielder in baseball last year and he demonstrated why in the first inning. Betts came racing in to snare a shin-high sinking liner, then fired a strong throw to first to record a double-play.
STARTING LINEUPS
RED SOX
CARDINALS
- Tate Matheny, a minor outfielder in the Red Sox' system, will be added to the roster today, with a chance to play in front his father, Mike Matheny, the manager of the Cardinals.
- RHP Tyler Thornburg, who threw off the mound for 10 pitches Sunday, will throw his first bullpen Wednesday. Thornburg underwent thoracic outlet syndrome surgery last spring.